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Sensori-neural Hearing Loss

A sensori-neural hearing loss occurs when there is damage within the structures of the cochlea (inner ear) or auditory nerve. It is sometimes called nerve deafness, but this can be misleading. The coiled structure of the inner ear is lined by hair cells and is full of fluid. Damage to these hair cells result in loss of hearing – which may be at different frequencies and differing intensities. Thus it may result not only in the reduction of loudness of sounds, but the sound perceptions may be distorted. This type of deafness is nearly always permanent and not curable.